When to plant Radish in Howard County, Maryland, United States

Radish can be planted after April 05, when air temperature is consistently in a range between 40°F and 80°F and soil temperature is above 45°F. For the best results, Radish should be planted after September 13, when air temperature is consistently in a range between 55°F and 75°F and soil temperature is above 50°F.

Growing Radish in Howard County

Radish needs on average between 28 and 60 days to mature and produce harvest.

Howard County has 2 distinct seasons suitable for growing Radish

• April 05 to June 28

  Radish needs on average between 28 and 60 days to mature and produce harvest. With 85 suitable for growht, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

• September 05 to November 02

  This Radish growing season in Howard County is quite short, with only 59 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

Planting Radish in Howard County before April 05 without any additional protection is not advised because cold streaks can damage or kill off young plant.

Growing season extention

In order to maximize chances for a good harvest of Radish in Howard County, some extra steps can be taken to extend growing season.

Start seeds indoors

When starting seeds indoors, it is possible to guarantee best possible conditions for young seedlings. Consistent temperature range, adequate watering and ample light (natural, supplemented with artifitial grow lights) will ensure you have strong and healthy seedlings just in time for transplanting into soil.

It takes 21 days on average for Radish to sprout, and grow big enough to be ready for transplanting.

Howard County has 3 distinct seasons for growing Radish

• In order to get plants ready for April 05 seeds should be started indoors bwetween March 15 and April 29

  Seeds started after April 29 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  Radish needs on average between 28 and 60 days to mature and produce harvest. With 85 suitable for growth, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

• In order to get plants ready for August 14 seeds should be started indoors bwetween July 24 and August 06

  Seeds started after August 06 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  This Radish growing season in Howard County is quite short, with only 21 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

• In order to get plants ready for September 05 seeds should be started indoors bwetween August 15 and September 03

  Seeds started after September 03 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  This Radish growing season in Howard County is quite short, with only 59 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

Use a cold frame

When using a cold frame in a beggining of growing season You can protect young plants from possible temperature drops, this way growing season can start up to 2 weeks earlier.

Use an additional shading

On days, when air temperatures are expected to raise above 80°F, which is in top of tolerable range for Radish, consider using additional shading to prevent heat shock.

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